Wednesday, April 4, 2007

First released in 1985, the game is a rarity amongst RPGs in that the game's story does not center on asking a player to overcome an ultimate evil. Ultima IV is the first in the "Age of Enlightenment" trilogy, shifting the series from the hack and slash, dungeon crawl gameplay of its "Age of Darkness" predecessors towards an ethically-nuanced, story-driven approach.